Natalie Carmolli with Proven Winners ColorChoice Shrubs came on the radio show to talk about new plant introductions and also some of her favorite tough plants from the company.

Find out more about the plant here.

In part one of three with guest Natalie Carmolli from Proven Winners ColorChoice Shrubs discusses the Deer Proof series of plants offered by the company. Here’s a complete listing of the varieties which have been tested to be the most deer resistant.

I’ve been a big fan of Gary Ibsen and Dagma Lacy from Tomatofest. They have dedicated their lives to offering hundreds of varieties of interesting heirloom tomato seeds.

We had fun on Pittsburgh Today Live as I explained how to pick the best poinsettia and make it last into the spring and beyond. We also showed some other cool holiday plants.

Check out this gallery of photos from Iceland. I can’t wait to go back.

Pittsburgh received a total of nine million dollars from a USDA Forest Service grant to help plant and care for trees.